Building structure



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Patented Oct. 14, 1930 PATENT OFFICE FREDERIGK M. VENZIE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA BUILDING STRUCTURE Application me& December 17, 1928. Serial No. 326,453.

This invention, generally stated, relates to a building structure and has more especial relation to means for supporting cementitious slabs as used in ceiiing and wall constructions.

The leading object of the present invention may be said to reside in the provision of means whereby unskilled labor may more rapidly and efiiciently erect ceiling and wall slabs of cementitious material, thereby to reduce building costs.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a structure of the character stated which not only is entirely constructed of fire proofing material but is sound proof, very strong, and Very cheap to erect.

-A still further object of the present invention is to provide various forms of metall c clips for supporting adjacent ends of the ce- 2 mentitious slabs, said clips being provided with rounded corners to prevent fracture of the slabs in assembly.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide means for tying together 5 adjacent slabs of cenentitious material.

Other and further objects of the present invention reside in the provision of'the general arrangement, 'combinatioin and construction of parts for attaining the results seught 3 bythe foregoing objects.

The inventien consists of the novel construction hereina'fter described and finally claimed. i i The nature, characteristic ;features and scope of the invention will be more fully `understood from the following description taken in connection' with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1, is a view partly in section illustrating a ceiling and wall structure enbodying the invention. v

Fig. 2, is View of the underside ofthe ceiling slabs shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating certain of the parts shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4- is a 'ragmentary view in elevation illustrating the manner of using the clips 50 shown *in Fig. 5.

Fig. 5, is a View in perspcc' ive illustrating the clip shown in Fig. &L

Fig. 6, is a View in perspective of another type of clip.

Fig. 7, is a View in perspective of the clip shown at the lower portion of Fig. l.

Fig. 8, is a view in perspective of one of the tie wres shown in Figs. l and 2.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereo' which is at present preterred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results although it is to be understood thatthe various instrumentalities of which my nventicn consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference numeral 1 designates the wall of a building. The reference nuneral 2 designates a vertically disposed bean spaced apart rom the wall 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, to provide an air space 3. l designates a norzontally arr' 'nged beam supported at its ends by the wall 1. The beam l is also supported by means oi' straps 5 supported from cross heams 6, which latter in turn are supported by hangers 7. The reference numeral 8 designates ceiling slabs which abut against the undersicle of the beams 4. These slabs 8 a re supported from the beans 4 by means of ups, bestseen in Fir. 6. These clips comprise vertcally arraged arms 9 provided at their tops w* iorizontally extended wings 10, and at heir bottoms with horizontally xtended W] 'S 11, and intermediate of the wings lO and ll with other horizontal C wings 12. The wings 10 which rest upon the tops of the beams 4 are cut away as at 13 so that the cut-away portion 13 inay be snapped over the top of the beams 4 to efi'ect a relatively tight joint. ranged or intermediate wings 12, which are arrangcd in opposed pairs, serve to provide aws to accept the slabs 8. The ends of the wings 12 are rounded as at 14 so that rracture of the slabs 8 which usually are covered with The centrally ar- Such a clip is shown in Fig. 7 and omprises a fiat, horizontal portion 16 and a vertical` portion 17. The part 16 is provided w th Slots 18 which may be alternately caused to engage around a beam 2. This s so 'that l a beam 2 is reversed in position the clip may still be postoned thereon. The part' 16 of the 0111.) as shown at the upper left *me side of Fig. l engages a beam 2 and the `part 17' engages below and supports the inner end or" a slab 8. At' the bottom ot Fig. 1 the same type ot' clip is employed, but

` nths case the part 16 isfiush with the floor 19 'and theclip is Secured thereto by means of a nail 20and the part 17 s naled as at 21 to a wall slab 15. In the'connecton it may be remarked that the free end of the 13511'011'15 curved as at 22 in order to prevent fracture of slabs 15, which like slabs 8 are covered with asbestos paper, when tted to place. Adjacent slabs 15 have fitted therebetween a clip as seen in Fig' 5. This clip' v shown at the right hand side of Fig. l'in comprses a horizontally arranged member 23 which has vertically eXtended therefrom a 'series of opposed fingers 24 'and a series of opposed dependng fingers 25. Both the fingers 24 and the fingers25 at their tree ends are outwar'dly curved as at 26 in Order to prevent fracture of slabs when the same 'are being positionedwth respect to the clips. Reference to Fg. 4 will diselose the'clips shown in Fig properly positioned with re spect to the slabs l5.` Each slab lis aper tured as at 27, see Fig. l'. Arranged for passage through these' apertures 27 s the tie wre shown'in 8. This tle wre comprises a member 28 which is free to move with respect to the prongs 29 so'that when the member 28 is moved to parallelism with *the prongjs29 it may be inserted through the apert-res %and the member 28 permitted to ie a vertical position, as is. shown in I 1, whereupon the 'prengs 29 may be fdrawn 'outwardly and twisted as at, 30 with 'respect to an ad acent devce, thereby' se- "curelyholding the slabs in place( Having placed the ceiling and wall slabs in position', plaster 31 s added 'which s full' lines andby dashed lines at the left hand side of Fig. 1. It ,is preterable to reini forcethe plaster as at esma in the connection may be remarlred that the reinforce can be conveniently attache'd to the clips shown in Fig. 6 by means ot' wire 33, Each of the clips may bestamped from a single piece'of metal and the clips shown in Figs..

6' and' 7 'may each beapertured as at 34 so v slabs.

that nails may be driven therethrough for' .reception.

I ani aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attri- .butes thereot, and I therefore desre the prese'nt embodimentto beconsidered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the ?t'oregoing description' to indicate the scope of the invention.

What I claim is: v l. In a building structure, ceilin'g'and wall slabs of cementitious material, said *slabs being apertured, tire wires each comprising a unit ary structure extended through said apertures, unitary structu'res of adjacent slabs being Secured together, clips having U-shaped jaws forengaging adjacent ends of said slabs, andja coating of plaster forcovering the eXposed faces of said'slabs.

2. In a building structure, horizontal and Vertical I-beams, ceiling and wall slabs of .cementitious material, i said slabs being apertured, tie wres each conprising *a unitary structure eXtended through said apertures, unitary structures of adjacent slabs being Secured together, clips having U-shaped jaws for engaging adjacent 'ends 'of said 'sl"abs, for securing said slabs together and to said I- beams, and a coating of plaster for covering the eXposed faces of said slabs. v

3. In a building structure, horizontal and vertical I-beams, celng and'wall slabs of cementitious material, said slabs being aper-` tured, tie wires each comprising a unitary 'structure extended through said apertures,

unitary structures of adjacent slabs being secured together, clips having U-shaped jaws for engaging adjacent ends of saidslabs for securng said slabs together and to said I- beams, said' clips being forn ied of spring.

metal and having cut away portions for engagng said I-beams, and a coatng of plaster for coverng the eXposed f'aces'of said l. Ina building structure, ceiling and wall plaster boards of cementitious'material' said plasterboards being apertured entirely therethrough, a tie piece eXtended through an aperture of each plaster board, each tie piece consistng of spacedwirestwisted together at their forward ends to form a 'loop having\ a cross-bar arranged in swiveled relation with 'said loop, said eross-barstraddling said aperture at the rear of the plaster board, the free ends OI" said spaced wires having 'twisted relation with the free ends of thespaced wires of a tie piece of an adjacent plaster board to couple together the forward faces only of the plaster boards, clips having U-shaped jaws for engaging adj acent ends of said plaster boards, and a coating of plaster 'for covering the eXposed faces of said plaster boards.

5. In a building structure, horizontal and vertical I-beans, ceiling and wall slabs of cenenttious material, said slabs being apertured entirely therethrough, double end tie wires having swiveled cross-bars eXtended through said apertures, adjacent tie wires being secured together, clips having U-shaped j aws for engaging adjacent ends of said slabs, for securing said slabs together and to said I-beans, and a coating of plaster for covering the exposed faces of said slabs.

6. In a building structure, horizontal and Vertical I-beams, ceiling and wall slabs of cenentitious material, said slabs being apertured entirely therethrough, a double ended tie wire having a swiveled cross-bar eXtended through an aperture of each slab, tie wires or" adjacent slabs being Secured together, clips having U-shaped jaws for engaging adjacent ends of said slabs for securing said slabs together and to said I-beams, said clips being formed of spring metal and having cut away portions for engaging said I-beams, and a coating of plaster for covering the eXposed faces of said slabs.

7 In a building structure, conventional ceiling and wall plaster boards, the ceiling boards being vertically apertured entirely therethrough and the wall boards being horizontally apertured entirely therethrough, a tie piece eXtended through an aperture of each plaster board, each tie piece consisting of spaced wires twisted together at their forward ends to form a loop having a cross-bar arranged in swiveled relation with said loop, saidcross-bar straddling said aperture at the rear of the plaster board, the free ends of said spaced wires having twisted relation with the free ends of the spaced wires of a tie piece of an adjacent plaster board to couple together the forward faces only of the plaster boards, clips having U-shaped jaws for engagng adjacent ends of said plaster boards, and fiat horizontal portions for said clips which horizontal portions are notched to engage an I-beam.

8. In a building structure, conventional ceiling and wall plaster boards, the ceiling boards being vertically apertured entirely therethrough, and the Wall boards being horizontally apertured entirely therethrough, tie

,wires eXtended through said apertures, said tie wires including parallel wires twisted at one end to form a loop, a cross pece having swivelled relation With said loop, and arranged to straddle the aperture of a plaster board at a plaster board rear.

9. In a building structure, conventional ceiling and wall plaster boards, the ceiling boards being vertically apertured entirely therethrough, and the wall boards being horizontally apertured entirely therethrough, a tie piece extended through an aperture of each plaster board, each tie piece consisting of spaced wires twisted together at their forward ends to form a loop having a cross-bar arranged in swiveled relation with said loop, said cross-bar straddling said aperture at the rear of the plaster board, the free ends of said spaced wires having twisted relation with the free ends of the spaced wires of a tie piece of an adjacent plaster board to couple together the forward faces only of the plaster boards, clips having U-shaped jaws for engaging adjacent ends of said plaster boards, and fiat horizontal portions for said clips which horizontal portions are notched to engage an I- beam, said clips having horizontal parts and a series of vertically dsposed up-turned, down-turned ngers, the free ends of said fingers being slightly rounded.

FREDERICK M. VENZIE.

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